"The first time I saw him....": England skipper Stokes on Shoaib Bashir's inclusion in Test against India
Visakhapatnam, Feb. 1 -- England Test skipper Ben Stokes revealed how he discovered England's uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who is a part of England's squad for the second Test scheduled to start from Friday.
India, 1-0 down in the five-match series, will be taking on England in the second Test scheduled on Friday. Bashir will be making his international debut for England in the match.
Despite a limited track record in first-class cricket, which is 10 wickets in six appearances, Bashir impressed in pre-series training camp at Abu Dhabi. Stokes first floated the youngster's name six months back after watching a video of him bowling to England legend Alastair Cook during his first Somerset appearance.
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